Glass slipper ambassadors

Meet Meg- One of our Glass Slipper Meg is a super bubbly 26 year old with a passion for life and for being around others. Just sit and read her tweats or her blog and you will get energized. She has a lofty goal for the year 2014 and that is to run in 14 Half Marathons. When asked about how she got started running, she recalls rescuing Ace, a beautiful Lab mix who needed a home. She knew that adopting a dog meant that she would need to be there for his whole life. So their journey began. It started with little walks at first, you know the three houses down and back, to longer and longer walks, which led to their first four miler. Meg said that after his first 3.5 miles he just stopped and looked at her as if to say, “I’m done, carry me home.” She knew he would need encouragement to make it that last half-mile. Meg states, “that was the first time I had to cheer on someone else and it felt amazing.” Like most of us out there, Meg knew the “how’s and why’s” of exercise as her boyfriend, Miguel, is an ACE certified trainer, but she does admit to having “selective hearing” in the past. (I think we’ve all been there too.) Between Ace and Miguel, Meg is meeting her goals and they are all living a happy, healthy life. To date she has run seven 5K’s, three 10K’s and five Half Marathons. I asked her what her biggest challenge was and she said that it’s pushing herself. She knows she can do the half, as she has done five to date, but she really wants to get out of her comfort zone and get it done in a time below 2:30. Her biggest accomplishment so far was her time in the ING Hartford Half. She went back and looked at her split times and she was able to maintain a 13:01 to 13:31 pace each mile for the entire time. That solidified in her mined that she had the endurance to meet her goal. This was also her first race where she broke three hours so it holds a special spot in her heart. What makes Meg a Running Princess? “When I think of princesses, I think of those women who are kind, compassionate, supportive and confident. In the running world, I try to embody those same traits. My favorite quote goes something like this, “Girls compete with one another, women empower one another.” This has been her motto ever since. Meg’s favorite piece of Running Princess merchandise is our Blood Sweat Tiara tank. She said, “it perfectly, in one shirt, embodies what running is for me.” Feel free to interact with Meg on her blog www.runawayroyaltymeg.com, her Facebook page #runner’slove or follow her on twitter @WarsawMermaid